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NRS 268.582 Commencement of action by governing body on receipt of petition. In addition to initiating annexation proceedings on its own motion pursuant to NRS 268.584, the governing body of any city shall commence action in accordance with the provisions of NRS 268.584 to 268.59…

NRS 268.584 Resolution of intent to consider annexation: Contents. The governing body of any city desiring to annex territory under the provisions of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, shall first pass a resolution stating the intent of the city to consider the annexation. The re…

NRS 268.586 Contents and publication of notice of public hearing; right of owner to appear and file written protest. 1. The notice of public hearing must: (a) Fix the date, hour and place of the public hearing. (b) Describe accurately the territory proposed to be annexed. (c) Sta…

NRS 268.588 Approval of report; preparation of summary for public distribution. At least 20 days before the date of the public hearing, the governing body of the annexing city shall approve the report provided for in NRS 268.578 and shall make the same available to the public at …

NRS 268.590 Explanation of report at public hearing; protests to annexation. 1. At the public hearing a representative of the annexing city shall first make an explanation of the report provided for in NRS 268.578. 2. Following such explanation, any record owner of real property …

NRS 268.592 Disapproval of annexation; adoption of ordinance extending corporate limits. 1. If a majority of the property owners protest the annexation, either orally or in writing at the public hearing or in writing within 15 days after the conclusion of the public hearing, the …

NRS 268.594 Determination of number and identity of owners of real property; sufficiency of petitions and protests. 1. Whenever it is necessary for the purposes of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, to determine the number or identity of the record owners of real property in a te…

NRS 268.595 Inclusion of county road, state highway or railroad in annexed territory. If a city annexes territory which is not included within its existing boundaries, the territory annexed includes the following: 1. If the annexed territory abuts upon one side of a county road, …

NRS 268.596 Contents of ordinance. The annexation ordinance must contain: 1. Specific findings showing that the territory being annexed meets the requirements of NRS 268.580. The external boundaries of the territory being annexed must be accurately described. 2. A statement of th…

NRS 268.597 Alternative procedures for annexing territory. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.581, as an alternative to the procedures for annexation set forth in NRS 268.578 to 268.596, inclusive, the governing body of a city may, subject to the provisions of NRS 268.595…

NRS 268.5973 Notice of annexation to public utilities and rural electric cooperatives. 1. Whenever an incorporated city annexes territory in accordance with the provisions of this section and NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, the city clerk of the annexing city shall, not less t…

NRS 268.5975 Request by county assessor to adjust boundary that bisects single legal parcel; assumption of certain financial obligations relating to such property. 1. A county assessor may request that the governing body of a city realign one or more of the boundary lines between…

NRS 268.598 Privileges, benefits and obligations of annexed territory and its inhabitants; municipal taxes. From and after the effective date of the annexation, the territory annexed and its inhabitants and property shall be subject to all debts, laws, ordinances and regulations …

NRS 268.600 Preparation of map or plat of annexed territory; recording of map or plat and ordinance; county recorder to provide copy of map or plat or access to digital map or plat to county assessor. 1. Whenever the corporate limits of any city are extended in accordance with th…

NRS 268.602 Mandamus to compel city to extend services after annexation; costs; attorney’s fees. 1. If, not earlier than 24 months after the effective date of the annexation, and not later than 27 months after the effective date of the annexation, any record owner of real propert…

NRS 268.604 Order staying effectiveness of ordinance: Application; limitations. 1. Any person appearing and protesting such annexation at the public hearing, as provided in NRS 268.590, or any person filing with the city clerk of the annexing city a written protest to such annexa…

NRS 268.606 Expenditures authorized by cities. Municipalities instituting annexations under the provisions of NRS 268.570 to 268.608, inclusive, are authorized to make expenditures for surveys required to describe the territory proposed to be annexed, or for any purpose necessary…

NRS 268.608 Methods used in determining population, degree of subdivision and use of land; estimates to be accepted by district court. In determining the population and the degree of land subdivision and use for the purposes of meeting the requirements of NRS 268.580, the annexin…

NRS 268.610 Applicability. 1. The provisions of NRS 268.610 to 268.671, inclusive, apply only to cities located in a county whose population is less than 700,000. 2. The provisions of NRS 268.610 to 268.671, inclusive, except NRS 268.6257 and 268.663, do not apply to any city spe…

NRS 268.612 Definitions. As used in NRS 268.610 to 268.671, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 268.614 to 268.624, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1620; A 1977, 676; 1991, 17…

NRS 268.614 “City” defined. “City” means an incorporated city. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1620)

NRS 268.616 “Commission” defined. “Commission” means a city annexation commission or, for the purposes of NRS 268.630 to 268.671, inclusive, in counties where no city annexation commission exists, the board of county commissioners, or in Carson City, the board of supervisors or, …

NRS 268.618 “Contiguous” defined. “Contiguous,” as applied to an area proposed to be annexed in relation to a city, means that not less than 15 percent of the total boundary of such area is conterminous with the boundary of the city. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1620)

NRS 268.620 “Executive officer” defined. “Executive officer” means: 1. With respect to a city annexation commission, the county manager or like administrative officer of the county. 2. With respect to a city annexation commission in a county that has executed an interlocal agreem…

NRS 268.622 “Majority of the property owners” defined. “Majority of the property owners” in a territory means the owners of real property: 1. Whose combined value is greater than 50 percent of the total value of real property in the territory, as determined by assessment for taxa…

NRS 268.623 “Sphere of influence” defined. “Sphere of influence” means an area into which a city plans to expand as designated in a comprehensive regional plan adopted pursuant to NRS 278.026 to 278.029, inclusive, within the time designated in the comprehensive regional plan. (A…

NRS 268.624 “Value” defined. “Value” means the assessed valuation for purposes of taxation, as established by the most recent tax roll which has been extended by the county auditor. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1620)

NRS 268.625 Program of annexation: Adoption by certain cities; requirements for adoption; certification by regional planning commission; appeal of adverse determination. 1. A city located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 that has adopted a com…

NRS 268.6255 Requirements for land proposed for annexation by certified program of annexation. 1. The land proposed for annexation by a certified program of annexation must be contiguous to the annexing city unless: (a) The proposal is a voluntary annexation; (b) The timing of th…

NRS 268.6257 Annexation of certain territory prohibited; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing body of a city shall not annex into the corporate limits of the city territory that: (a) Is conveyed or transferred to the county, or authorized to …

NRS 268.626 Annexation commission: Creation in certain counties; number and selection of members; transfer of duties to regional planning commission. 1. There is hereby created, in each county of the State whose population is 100,000 or more and less than 700,000, a city annexati…

NRS 268.628 Annexation commission: Members; terms; vacancies; chair; expenses. 1. The first members must be chosen by the respective bodies during the month of May 1967, and serve until the selection and qualification of their successors. Thereafter, members of the commission mus…

NRS 268.630 Annexation commission: Powers and duties. The commission shall have the following powers and duties: 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.6257, to review and approve or disapprove, with or without amendment, wholly, partially or conditionally, proposals for the …

NRS 268.632 Services of planning commission and county officers. The county or regional planning commission, if any, shall render advisory services to the city annexation commission upon its request. Other county officers, including, without limitation, the county engineer and th…

NRS 268.634 Annexation commission: Personnel; professional and consulting services; quarters, equipment and supplies. 1. To the extent that the assistance rendered to the commission under NRS 268.632 is insufficient for its needs, the commission may appoint and assign staff perso…

NRS 268.636 Procedures for initiating annexation or detachment of property. The annexation of territory not included within the boundaries of any city to a city, or the detachment of territory from one city and its annexation to another city, may be initiated by either of the fol…

NRS 268.638 Notice of intention to annex: Contents; filing with commission. Upon the initiation of an annexation by either of the methods provided in NRS 268.636, and within 5 days after the filing of the necessary documents if initiated by property owners, the clerk of the gover…

NRS 268.640 Review of proposed annexation by planning commission; findings. 1. Within 5 days after the filing with the commission of a notice to annex, the executive officer of the commission shall transmit one copy of such notice to the county or regional planning commission, if…

NRS 268.642 Public hearing: Date; notice. Following receipt of the copy of the report, if any, of the planning commission and of the notice prescribed by NRS 268.638, the commission shall set the date, time and place for a public hearing on the proposal. The date of the hearing s…

NRS 268.644 Scope of public hearing; regulations. At the hearing, the commission shall hear only interested persons who have made formal request to appear and be heard, and the report of the commission’s staff. The commission and its presiding officer shall have the power to make…

NRS 268.646 Factors to be considered in review of proposed annexation. Factors that must be considered in the review of an annexation proposal include, but are not limited to: 1. Population, population density, land area and land uses, per capita assessed valuation, topography, i…

NRS 268.648 Commission’s determination following hearing; adjournments. 1. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the commission may take the matter under consideration and shall, within 30 days following conclusion of the hearing, present its determination. The commission may also adjo…

NRS 268.650 Disapproval of annexation: No subsequent notice of intention to annex may be filed within 1 year. If the annexation of territory to a city is not approved, a notice of intention to annex the same or substantially the same territory to that city must not be filed with …

NRS 268.652 Notice of commission’s action to be given by executive officer to clerk of governing body of city; findings. Notice of the action taken by the commission shall be given by the executive officer to the clerk of the governing body of the city to which the annexation is …

NRS 268.654 Publication of petition or resolution of intention to annex after commission’s approval; mailing of copies to owners of real property in territory proposed to be annexed. 1. Upon receipt of a notice of approval from the commission, the clerk of the governing body shal…

NRS 268.656 Protests to proposed annexation by owners of real property. 1. Any owner of real property in the territory proposed to be annexed may file a written protest to such annexation during the 20-day notice period and may appear and be heard prior to any vote of the governi…